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Ball State24atWestern Michigan42

2023 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-20.4-10.20+10.2+20.4Ball State — Off. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: -1.5-1.5Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +17.8+17.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Def. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -0.7-0.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: -17.8-17.8Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +1.5+1.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Possessions: 0.00.0Western Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue of having more or fewer real possessions than the opponent this game (onside kicks, half-opening/closing clock timing, etc.) — not offense or defense skill.
Ball StateWestern MichiganBreaks the final margin of victory down into where it came from, compared to what an average FBS team would do in an average game — the five bars per team always add up to the real final margin. Click a bar for detail.

Running score

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalBall State 24Western Michigan 42
Ball StateWestern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ball StateWestern Michigan
Total yards364461
Rushing yards48133
Rushing attempts2636
Yds / rush1.83.7
Passing yards316328
Passing attempts3739
Yds / pass8.58.4
First downs1926
Turnovers10
Penalties109
Penalty yards10775
Sacks16
Time of possession29:3730:23

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)57% / 43%57%5.6
Q2(13)62% / 38%38%7.2
Q3(18)67% / 33%28%4.5
Q4(15)87% / 13%47%6.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.045%5.8
2nd(13)9.554%10.1
3rd(7)9.429%0.7
4th(1)10.00%0.0
All (41)—44%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 92nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)9.729%6.0
2nd(8)8.538%6.5
3rd(4)2.850%2.3
All (19)—37%5.4
Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)69% / 31%56%11.3
Q2(28)54% / 46%50%4.2
Q3(9)78% / 22%22%7.6
Q4(18)28% / 72%39%7.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 113th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.840%7.7
2nd(17)7.259%12.6
3rd(6)7.033%3.0
All (38)—47%9.1
Rushing by down(offense 121st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.428%3.0
2nd(10)8.360%6.8
3rd(5)3.260%4.6
All (33)—42%4.4

Drive-by-drive — expected vs. actual points, each possession

2Drive 2: own 21 → —3Drive 3: own 25 → TD5Drive 5: own 8 → TD7Drive 7: opp 43 → TD9Drive 9: own 30 → Punt11Drive 11: own 41 → TD13Drive 13: own 25 → TD15Drive 15: own 24 → Punt17Drive 17: own 9 → Punt20Drive 20: own 15 → TD22Drive 22: own 47 → Missed FG24Drive 24: own 22 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Western Michigan drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 21Q1 0:00840—1.70-1.7
3own 25Q1 8:37779TD1.97+5.1
5own 8Q1 2:031182TD1.47+5.6
7opp 43Q2 10:19843TD3.07+4.0
9own 30Q2 5:04711Punt2.20-2.2
11own 41Q2 1:281542TD2.67+4.4
13own 25Q3 11:52559TD1.97+5.1
15own 24Q3 6:3758Punt1.90-1.9
17own 9Q3 1:5051Punt1.40-1.4
20own 15Q4 12:15685TD1.67+5.4
22own 47Q4 7:31729Missed FG2.80-2.8
24own 22Q4 2:16511End of half1.80-1.8
12 drives8146124.242+17.8

Exp = points an average offense scores from that starting spot. +/− = actual minus expected.